[Lkyra] "Got you again Vkala!"
[Vkala]"Oh shutup!Just because your princess don't mean you can go around pouncin' people all day!"
Lkyra laughs and motions the others with her little fur covered hands to come join them. They all laugh excitedly as they pounce upon each other playfully. Laughter soon turns to fear as Vkala is pushed into the water, drifting away by the merciless tides of the sea. Too small to swim, the children scream for help. Lkyra becomes frantic and clouds of gray and purple swirl amongst the skies.
Dashes of lightning and thunder hit the ground, shaking the little hidden island. Tears start to swell up in her eyes and rain falls from the skies in sheets. The winds swirl around Lkyra's small body, weaving through her tangled hair. She screams and wind rushes toward Vkala, wrapping around her little body and picking her up from the sea's cold hands, gently placing her back on the sands upon the beach. The children run to Vkala, wrapping their arms around her.
[little boy]"Did you see that? She FLEW!"
[little girl]"You have super powers Vkala!! You can fly!"
Lkyra opens her eyes to find the children circled around Vkala. Dazed she falls to the ground, unaware of what had happened to her.
(2 yrs later)
Vkala, not being able to "fly" in the last 2 yrs, still claimed she could do it only when she was alone. The other children still gasped when she had passed by, and her name was known throughout the island. Lkyra ran into her mother's jewel covered temple, adorned with decorations that even a God would envy, begging her to let her play with the infamous Vkala.
[Queen Majira]"No Lkyra. You know as well as I do that she can't fly and the only reason your going out there again is in hopes of seeing her fly. The answers no."
[Lkyra]"But mom! Oh please I promise I won't..."
[Queen Majira]"No."
Lkyra clenched her fists and bolts of electricity danced upon them. Queen Majira looked down at them confirming her suspicions. "Than it is true. But how can it be....Why her? Why now?" Lkyra calmed herself down now fully aware of her mother's gaze upon her hands, and the bolts of electricity neutralized.
The next few years of her life were spent mastering her powers. Each day after her schooling, she would go out into the meadow and await her mother's instructions. Simple things at first like lighting a torch or electrocuting small game. But than they moved onto more advanced things.
(17 yrs of age now)
[Queen Majira]" Now i know this might be a little hard for you but i want you to conjur lightning and thunder.. "
Lkyra gave an uncertain look at her mother and replied.
[Lkyra]"I don't think I can do that Mother. I've never been able to control the weather, it's always reacted with my emotions. You know that."
Queen Majira nodded her head and picked up a stick, drawing a rather large X amongst the brown earth.
[Queen Majira]"There's your target."
Lkyra gave her mother another uncertain look once again, unsure of herself.
[Queen Majira]"Close your eyes and concentrate on the skies. Feel it's comfort and warmth, hear the hands of lightning and thunder,feel the soothing rains, and hold all that within you. Make it do your bidding. Concentrate Lkyra! Now open your eyes."
Lkyra opened her eyes and looked upwards toward the skies, her once silver eyes now mixed into a pool of white, glowing with the essence of the storms. The clouds swirled furiously into a mixture of gray and purple and thunder shook the island. Lkyra held her hands up toward the sky, drawing in the magnifent powers of the storms. Lightning struck the place at which she stood again and again, her body went limp, suspended in air. The essense of the storms came down from the skies in a mixture of amber and gold and into the limp body of Lkyra, forming an aura around her body, than slipping back into the skies. The clouds cleared and the lightning struck no more. Lkyra fell to the ground, unconcious.
I awoke. My body tingled with an unexplainable sensation and a newfounded essense formed within me. I opened my eyes to see my mother, fast asleep upon my bedside and Vkala, wide awake beside me.
[Vkala]" I saw you out in the meadow...It was you that day wasn't it. You saved me....didn't you?"
I looked into her eyes and nodded. But had the feeling she didn't so much care about that anymore as a look of fear crossed her faced. Vkala waved her hands infront of my face and I slapped them out of my way.
[Lkyra]" What are you doing?!"
[Vkala]"Lkyra!Your eyes!Their white..."
[Lkyra]" What?"
Vkala grabbed me by the hand and ran me over to the pond. It was true. My once beautiful silver eyes were now white and my hair. Oh my hair! I grabbed a peice of it, only now noticing the color...white.
[Vkala]"When'd you do THAT?
Vkala shrugged her shoulders and my mother emerged from the tent. Her eyes intent with worry as she looked upon my changes.
[Queen Majira]"Your eyes!"
I laughed at my mother's squeaky voice
[Lkyra]" I kind of like it. Atleast now you'll know who your daughter is when were in a crowd huh Mom."
Mom smiled and hugged me tight.
[Queen Majira]" Are you ready for some more training than?"
I nodded and we left for the training meadows.
[Queen Majira]"Now. Let's try this again."
I nodded and she picked up a stick, pointing to the X upon the ground. I looked up into the skies and felt a tingling sensation surge through my body. I felt my eyes start to glow as the gray clouds swirled furiously in the skies, and thunder shook once again. Wind swirled around my body, dancing upon my black fur and weaving through my hair, lifting me up off the ground. I was now in control. I closed my eyes, concentrating on the target below, lightning struck down from the gray skies, incenerating the target, leaving a hole 10 ft deep into the ground. Slowly the tingling sensation left my body and i floated down back to the comforting grounds of the island.
[Lkyra]"I did it!Did you see it?"
Mother smiled at me and wrapped her arms around me.
[Lkyra]"I flew!Did you see me?I can fly!"
Mother nodded her head and a tear rolled down her cheek.
[Queen Majira]"I didn't want it to be true.. But it is.."
She collapsed on the brown earth and started to cry. I ran over to her confused.
[Lkyra]" I don't understand mother...Mother what's wrong?!"
[Queen Majira]"You are destined to leave the island. You are the one...The Shymkara. It's ancient Xalitaienaen for weather controller."
I shook my head in disbelief and tried to speak but couldn't.
[Queen Majira]"There is no doubt of it...You are destined to do greater good."
[Lkyra]"But mom...this..this is..this is my home!"
I started to cry and raindrops fell from the skies in sheets.
[Lkyra]" I won't leave!I won't!"
My Mother just shook her head and stayed their upon the earth. And than I remembered.... The essense of the storm was filling by body and soul, speaking to me of the greater good i was destined to do as the Shymkara. Of the many lives I was destined to save, and a better person i was destined to ultimately become. Not alone though...Never alone...I shook my head in disbelief and walked over to my mother, placing my hand upon her shoulder, and whispered in her ear."I understand now...I understand." She looked up into my white eyes and crookedly smiled as she put her white fur covered hands on my cheek.
[Queen Majira]"Come, let's finish your training."
I nodded my head and helped her up.
Tears stained the fur covered cheeks of my people before I left. My mother handed me a gift, wrapped in the fine animal skins of the island and hugged me tight, whispering in my ear."Don't open it until you get to your new home." I looked into her eyes and told her,"This will always be my home." She smiled and moved aside. I concentrated once again and the winds picked up around my body, lifting me up of the ground, tossling my hair about. I waved goodbye and flew off into the distance.
"What time was it now?How long has it been?" I look down upon the blue crystal waters and my ears perk up. A beautiful sound I've never heard before echoes under the rippling blanket of water. A group of creatures emerge from the surface, well over 10 times my size, fountains of water flow from a small hole on their skin. I fly on and finally see land.
Landing softly amongst the beach, I open my gift, and a smile crosses my face as a beautiful white and blue garment with silver rings is seen. I take it out and hurriedly put it on. Perfect fit. I leap off the ground into the air and fly to a nearby city...Strange sounds fill the air, and the smell of burned gas reaches my lungs as I cough uncontrollably. What is this filthy place. I fly over to a rather large rectangle and look over to a glowing sign that inscribes...Paragon City.